Carbureter.



T. E. PUDDINGTON. UARBURETER. IPPLICATION FILED 1IAR.7,1907.

PATENTBD MAY 5, 1908.

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W1 Y/VESSES 7720 746 E Paddz'zzgiml/ WEN A TTORNEMS PATENTED MAY 5, 190a.

T; EQPUD-DING ON.

OARBURE-TER.

' APPLICATION IILEDMAR. 7.1907.

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INVENTOR- A TTORNE Y5 THoMAsE. PUDDiNcToiv, or HAMIDEN, MAINE.

GARBURETER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. PUDDING- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing" at Hampden, ,in the county of Penobscot and Stateof Maine, have invented a new and useful Carbureter, of which-the-follbwing is a.

specification. t

This invention relates to carbureters, and has for its principal object to provide a mechanism of novel construction, whereby may be saturated with a hydrocarbon in order to fol-man illuminatingor heating gas,

'or ordinary gas as supplied to houses orother buildings may 'be enriched in carbon in order to increasethe candle. power. I

. Afurther object of the invention 1s to rovide a device of this class in which-the uidE to be carbureted serves as a means for agitating one, or more absorbent-members that are saturated with the carbureting liquid.

A-stillfurther object of the invention is to provide a device of this class in which one'or more absorbent members aresu' ported on a freely movable carrier arrange in the path of the current of fluid; and so disposed that .when agitated the absorbentimembers will form, proportions, size andminor details of- 'be moved partly into and froth lfeting liquid. s I

\Viththese and other objects in view, as will more "fully hereinaiterappear, the in-.' vent-ion consists in certain novel features of the czirbu construction. and eni ent of parts, hereinafter fully describec, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims; itbeing understoodthat various changes in the construction may be made without depart ing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a carbureter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is ttSGCtlOIlfil plan view oi-a portion of the-same on'the line 22 of'Fig. 1. A Fig. 3-

' is a detail section on an enlarged scale of one of the absorbent members and its carrier.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a'slight modification of the invention.

-Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the draw- 'ings.

The carbureter includes a tank 10 which is connected to a suitable supply reservoir 11 by a pipe 12, and connected in the pipe isa Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed March '1, 1907. Serial in. across.

- agent within the tank.

-. closed chamber 16, from thetop'of having ap roxirnately semi' c'irciilar' branches pipes 21, the. lower endszofwwhich are arburlap, this material being-- held in sha'pe "by and at a number of points, the: side's ofisaidthe apparatus g'very light tension springs Patented May;5,-1908.9

I valve casing 13, in whichisarranged aivalve 1 liconnected to and under mer-era j float 15, in order" to maintain afojohs't'ant level of gasolen'e or other liquid carburetipg A part of the lower "portioiiof-fthe 1 divided ofi by suitable partitions to'formga leads a pipej17 through which theair' or f to be carbureted is forced,' any liquid whichff the air or fluid may carry beingdeposited in the chamber 16, and withdrawnfroni time to time through a pet cock 18.-" Extendi'ng' F from the top of/the chamber-'16 is a'pipe 19," "7

20, each 0 which is forked to-form'discharge ranged some distance below thele'vel of the?" gasolene or other hydrocarbon; so that the"7.5i air or gas under pressure passiiig from the chamber 16 will be delivered. at a oint be low the level of the carbureting liquid, and in Y bubbling up through the samefwill beco'me-" thoroughly saturated. Over the .air; pipes 20.21'='is arranged'*a**- bell shaped shield 23 that isfo'rmefl of so; I absorbentmaterial, 'suchy for instance} as suitableribs'or the like, and'the' lower-edges of the shield are immersed in'gliquid; hydro carbon. .The shield is preferably suspended from the top of the tank by a light'spring 24 shield are connected to astationary part ofpq 25, the obj ect' bemg to so 'm'ountthe shield as to permitiree movement in alldirectionsune der the influence of the currents-of 'ai'rrising-.; from the. "carbnret-ing fluid it beinground 9 that the'bell or shield will Tbekept inva sconstant state of agitation so longasaerifor' fluid is beingforced throughthepipe 17.

' suspended roin and carried byf theainner' surface of the. bell shaped shie1djareabsorb I- cut members 27 which maytake-thefOrm of" i c sponges, wicking or the like-land; these are preferably hung from light-helical springs: 28 in suchnianner that when the bell or shield is 1 i in estate of rest, the 'absorbentmembers will 5 be artly immersed in the hydro-carbon. n operation, the air or gas isforced through the pipe 17 to the chamber 16, where any moisture that it may carry is deposited. The fluid then passes up through the pipe 19 and is discharged through the branches 21 at a point some distance below the level of the fluid to be carbureted, and being agl-l tat-ed by such fluid, and yieldable supporting carbon.- .The air bubbles up "through the hydro carbon to the surface, and in passingiiifwardstrikes against the bell shaped hlel the latter being violently agitated-and 5 cansingzthe absorbent members toirise and fall tea greater ,or' less extent, so that there .13. more or less s l'ashing of the hydro carbonandthe' absor ent members will be alternate immersed and saturated, and

19 then rais'edit'o a pointabove-the level ofthe hydrocarbon in the path of the out flowing currents of air, so that the airwill become thoroughly saturated. The carbureted air or gas finally passes off through a discharge pipe to'f,-a point of consumption,- any suitterposed for the purpose of removing excess mo sture. I i g The airis in a measure confined within the zo'shield and must pass'through the same be- -fore finally escaping. Inasmuch as the shield isiformed of absorbentmaterialand is in a state of-oonstant agitation, it will be pass and as, the absorbent member is agitated, it will become thoroughly saturated and the 'air 'pasjsing therethrough will carry ofl sufi'icient carbon for'the purpose desired.

I'claim:i '1'. "In a carbureter, 'a containing casing for the hydro-carbon, means for'discharging air below thelevel of the hydro-carbon, an ab- --sorl )ent member, a carrier therefor, said carrier'ibeingarranged in the path of the flow of means on which-said carrier is free to move in'all directions. I

f 2. In a carbure,ter, a containin casing for the hydro-carbon, means. for discharging air below the level of the hydro-carbon, and a yieldablysus ended absorbent member free to move in a directions and arranged to be agitated by the passage of the fluid to be carbureted. Y V

a carbureter, a hydro-carbon cone filtering'orstraining medium being in-.

piece of wicking, as

1115 will be formed into which all of the air .W'

sseAoa taining casing, means for discharging air below the level of the hydro-carbon, an absorb 'ent member, and a spring-"supported carrier from which said member is yieldingly'suspended, the carrier being disposed in the path of the current of fluid-to be carbureted.

' 4. In a carbureter, a hydro-carbon containing casing, means for discharging air belowthe level of the hydro-carbon, a yieldingly suspended carrierarranged therein and arranged to be subjected to the action of the flow of fluid to be carbureted, and an ab sorbent member. supported by the carrier.

5. In a carbureter, a hydro-carbon containing casing, an air pipe leading therein and arranged to discharge air at a point below the level of the hydro-carbon, an absorbent shield suspended over the body of hydro-' 'carbon and havin its lower edgeimmersed;

therein, and afree y yielda-ble'shi'eld support arranged to permit movement of said shield in all directions;

6. Ina carbureter, a hydro-carbon con-- tainin'g casing, an air pi e leading -thereinto and. having downturne branches arranged to discharge the air at a point below the level of the hydro-carbon, a bell-shaped shield suspended overthehydrowarbon, and arranged to'be agitated'by the passage of-the alr, a spring serving as a support for the shield, auxiliary springs connecting the edge portion of the shie of springs carried by the sliield,and absorbent members supported by said springs.

7. In a earbureter, a hydro-carbon containing casing, an absorbent member in the form of a shield yieldablysus ended within the carbureter casing, 'a shie d supporting means arranged to permit-movement of the shield in all'dir'ections, and means for ,discharging air within such shield below the level of the hydro-carbon.

8. -In a carbureter, a hydro-carbon containing casing, and an absorbent member in the'formof a bell, thelower edge of which is d to the casing, a plurality i constantly immersed in the hydro-carbon,

and means forv dischargin the air within the bell at a point" below the level of the hydrocarbonto-keep the same ina constant state of agitation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy own, I have heretoaiiiXe-d my signature in theipresence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. PUDDINGTON. W'itness'es: M

' JAMEs Minor, VVILLIAM E. Dow. 

